Garfa Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Garfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Tunisia111:55,5117,191
Chad91:1,510,2445,402
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Garfa (265) may also be a first name.

Garfa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Garfa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Garfa (Russian: Гарфа) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Garfa.

How Common Is The Last Name Garfa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,237,939th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Garfa reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 49 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Garfa is also the 546,451st most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 265 people.

The surname Garfa is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Kwara, where 29 percent live, Oyo, where 29 percent live and Lagos, where 23 percent live. Outside of Nigeria Garfa exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Tunisia, where 15 percent live and Chad, where 13 percent live.

Garfa Last Name Statistics demography

Garfa earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 28.58% less than the national average, earning $35,483 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garfat9195/
Gharfa9112/
Garfas919/
Garfau913/
Garfai912/
Garfaa911/
Garfea911/
Ngarfa911/
Garfad910/
Arfa8919,771/
Garfath8383/
Gharfah839/
Garfatt831/
Garfais831/
Garfait831/
Garfass831/
Garfeas830/
Arfat8020,696/
Arfah805,238/
Arfaj801,158/
Arfaa801,138/
Garfi80387/
Aarfa80360/
Arfai80272/
Arfad80218/
Arfaz80115/
Harfa8083/
Garfe8066/
Arfau8059/
Arffa8048/
Arfas8029/
Arfha8015/
Arfay8015/
Gorfa808/
Garfo807/
Arrfa805/
Aurfa805/
Asrfa804/
Gerfa803/
Arvfa801/
Garfí801/
Ayrfa801/
Arwfa801/
Garfy801/
Garfio73954/
Arfaai73579/
Ghorfa73575/
Arfaat73214/
Gharfi73181/
Garfit7399/
Gerfau7362/
Arfaux7360/
Garfee7338/
Harfas7324/
Harfat7323/
Arfaut7323/
Arfash7319/
Harfah7313/
Garfis7313/
Aarfat737/
Garfer737/
Gherfa736/
Garfey736/
Gorfad735/
Garffe735/
Garfes734/
Harfai734/
Harvfa734/
Ngorfa734/
Arfach734/
Garfos734/
Harfad733/
Garpha733/
Arfatt733/
Garfie732/
Aarfah732/
Garvfo732/
Harffa732/
Arfhad732/
Gorffa732/
Arfaaz732/
Harfaş732/
Gourfa732/
Aarfai732/
Garfoo732/
Ngarfi731/
Garvfi731/
Garfet731/
Garfiz731/
Harfaz731/
Harfea731/
Gorfas731/
Aarfaj731/
Arffat731/
Garfei731/
Garfou731/
Gorfah731/
Arfait731/
Arrfat731/
Arfaad731/
Harfaj731/
Garffi731/
Gerfay731/
Aurfat731/
Arhfat731/
Arfhat731/
Ahrfas731/
Arfa'a731/
Arfahd731/
Arfauy731/
Garfej731/
Harfay731/
Arfeat730/
Garfoot67823/
Garfitt67447/
Arfo67271/
Orfa67217/
Harfaux67193/
Gerffau6743/
Gharfeh6727/
Harfaut6724/
Garffer6723/
Harfach6712/
Garffie6711/
Harfash679/
Árfa677/
Airfath676/
Harfadh674/
Gourfat672/
Ngourfa672/
Garfoth671/
Garfish671/
Garfiss671/
Harfatt671/
Arfahys671/
Harfaat671/
Garfoss671/
Garfott671/
Ghorfah671/
Aarfaat671/
Harrfat671/
Garfett670/
Garfith670/

Garfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garfa in the Russian language
Гарфаgarfa-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garfa
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